Horse Trials
My first experience as Horse Trials Team Chef is definitely one to remember, with lots of members entering both in Grassroots and Qualifier competitions and doing so well. Being Chef D’Equipe was quite a daunting prospect as my organisational qualities are sometimes a little lacking! But with the help of David Clarke and others, all seemed to go smoothly and I have really enjoyed meeting many more club members.
It was a rather windy, cold start up on the dressage fields but everyone coped with the conditions and some very creditable scores achieved. Five members competed in the Grassroots competition, with the team of Karen Neal (7th), Alison Smith (5th), Phillipa Corney (2nd) and Antonia Neal being placed first! Helen Gibson competed individually being placed 2nd. These were fab results from HDRC for the first Grassroots competition in horse trials.
Huntingdon did equally well in the qualifier classes with the 80cm team (Kerrie Aschettino, Catriona Paterson, Kirsty Miller, and Vicki Poole) coming 6th, with a well deserved first place individually for Kirsty Miller, who has qualified for the National championships in August!
Two individual members, Sam Morgan and Penny Hipwell competed in the Senior 90cm with a 6th place for Penny. We had a team of four in the 100cm
class, Katherine Peden (2nd), Sam Morgan (3rd), Amelia Newman, and Katie Larman (4th). The team have qualified for the National HT Championships in August at Swalcliffe Park EC!
I would like to say a huge well done to everyone who competed and a thank you to all the helpers. I wish all riders the best of luck at the Championships and I look forward to next years Horse Trials qualifier. I am also organising teams for this years Blenheim Eventer challenge (showjump & XC fences approx. 1m – 1.05m) in September for anyone interested in competing.
Katie
It was a rather windy, cold start up on the dressage fields but everyone coped with the conditions and some very creditable scores achieved. Five members competed in the Grassroots competition, with the team of Karen Neal (7th), Alison Smith (5th), Phillipa Corney (2nd) and Antonia Neal being placed first! Helen Gibson competed individually being placed 2nd. These were fab results from HDRC for the first Grassroots competition in horse trials.
Huntingdon did equally well in the qualifier classes with the 80cm team (Kerrie Aschettino, Catriona Paterson, Kirsty Miller, and Vicki Poole) coming 6th, with a well deserved first place individually for Kirsty Miller, who has qualified for the National championships in August!
Two individual members, Sam Morgan and Penny Hipwell competed in the Senior 90cm with a 6th place for Penny. We had a team of four in the 100cm
class, Katherine Peden (2nd), Sam Morgan (3rd), Amelia Newman, and Katie Larman (4th). The team have qualified for the National HT Championships in August at Swalcliffe Park EC!
I would like to say a huge well done to everyone who competed and a thank you to all the helpers. I wish all riders the best of luck at the Championships and I look forward to next years Horse Trials qualifier. I am also organising teams for this years Blenheim Eventer challenge (showjump & XC fences approx. 1m – 1.05m) in September for anyone interested in competing.
Katie